(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Don’t be afraid to change the task or group structure if things aren’t working.
Make sure students are comfortable in their group
Address likely issues
before they occur.
Ensure groups sit in close proximity.
Make sure that instructions for the group work are clear.
Ensure there is a level of individual accountability.
Use technology to support group work.
Allocate roles
Make sure the group work is pitched at the right level
Work with students to solve any problems
they are having
in their group.
Don’t ask students to work at home, keep group work school based.
Give groups tasks that are open and discovery based
Establish group norms.
Break the group work into smaller tasks or milestones.
Provide some structure to the task
Make groups of 3-4 students
Teach the skills needed for group work.
Build reflection into the task.
Provide students with the option to “divorce”
a group member if they aren’t pulling their weight.
Make the task relevant to the lives of the students
Survey groups
for how effective they are being.
Build positive interdependence into the task.
Create groups purposefully
An expectation that the group product will be presented to the wider class.
